Laurel Bennett

Laurel Bennett

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  • A Complete Unknown

    ★★★★

  • Babygirl

    ★★½

  • Wicked

    ★★★★★

  • We Live in Time

    ★★★★

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  • A Complete Unknown

    A Complete Unknown

    ★★★★

    Of course I love Timothee Chalamet in general, but I really enjoyed this film! All of the talent was WONDERFUL, great performances all around. I also have a deep appreciation for actors who commit wholeheartedly to their character, and of course we all know that there’s something to be said about actors who learn to sing, play multiple instruments, and learn every behavior pattern and subtle nuances about a person, in order to depict them in the most accurate way…

  • Babygirl

    Babygirl

    ★★½

    This was a very interesting film. I‘m not sure what I was expecting, but it wasn’t really this. Lol

    While I don’t typically like the trope of a higher up corporate person hitting on or hooking up with a literal INTERN, I feel like we never see something like this from a woman’s POV. So, for that reason, I let it slide. 😌 

    I can appreciate that A24 always knows how to make the audience a bit uncomfortable, with scenes…

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  • Wicked

    Wicked

    ★★★★★

    LOVE LOVE LOVE! An astoundifying oztastical experience that had me captivated from beginning to end. I loved seeing Wicked on Broadway, but the film adaptation gave so much more emotional depth to the characters and their stories, in a way that you aren’t always able to capture as much in the theater. The talent’s performances did Idina and Kristen’s versions justice, simultaneously preserving everyone’s favorite moments yet adding a bit of their own personal touches to enhance their adaptions of…

  • We Live in Time

    We Live in Time

    ★★★★

    I absolutely loved this film despite crying pretty much the entire time. A bittersweet and raw depiction of the highs and lows of life. I saw this as more than a love story, and rather a display of human connection— how our experiences, habits, and overall life journeys are shaped by those around us, whether it’s a one second interaction or a years-long relationship. 

    Some great (and a little corny) life reminders that I got out of this film: 

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